Toy



Patented June 30, 1925.

UNITED sT .afinar-s1 OFFICE.

TOI-IN O. PARKER, 0F EASTv MARION, MASSACHUSETTS.

Application filed June 11', 1924. Serial No. 719,323.

To all whom it may concern y Be' it known thatV l, JoHN 0. Pannen, a subject of the'King of Great "Britain, and

resident of EastMarion, in the county of" Plymouth and State. of Massachusetts, have more particularly to a/toy wherein appear two movable figures, preferably 'a l hunter and quarr., suoli as a bird, rabbit, or'the like, said twoiigures being operated in. synchronism to simulate `the shootingfof the quarry by the hunter. y

The object of my inventio-n is to provide such a` toy, which may be operated .either by wind-impelled pr0pellers,lby motor,`by hand crank or the'like. There vhave been many toys devised to be operated by windmill vor the like, but none, so far as "l am avare to simulate the hunting action, as I have illustrated the same. Inthe accoml panying drawings I have shown my device as applied to a windmill, wherein the mov-' ing parts are actuated' by wind-impelled propellers. n

ln my present construction, the `quarry, be it bird or beast, is attached to the general mechanism Ain such'a way thatfit will" be operated in synchronism with` the'move-` ments of a figure at the opposite end ofthe device, which iig'ure'will preferably simu# late the action of a hunter raising and sightinghis gun, andl afterthe simulation of shooting, will lower the same.

Further details 'of the `invention, novel combinations of parts, and advantages, will be hereinaftermore fully pointed out and claimed.

Referring to the drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention,

Fig. l illustrates a general side view of my invention as applied to a windmill;

Fig. 2 is a side view partly in cross-section of the operating mechanism for the limiter;

Fig. 3 is a rear view partly in cross-section of the human figure.; V

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the human ligure; and

Fig. 5 is a side view of the construction of bird, preferably used in my invention.

As shown in Fig. l, I have applied my `form l, at the opposite end of Ithe device present invention to a windmill, comprisinga body or Asupporting portioirl, which-will be: rotatablyl held on'anydesired object by means of a pin or thelike, inserted in the aperture 2 provided therefor. On the supe porting portionl are Vtwo uprights 3,"sup-y porting a platform Ll. Afrotating shaft 5` is provided lunder the platform 4, anch partially vsupported by the bracket G, to one Y end of which shaft is attached in any-suitable manner ka wire, rod or the like 7, said rod having on its Outer end a figure representing a bird or animal 8. On the platfrom the Figure '8 is another 'Figure 9, rep resenting, inthe present instance, a'hunter. A set 'of windmill planes l0, l0, to operate the device are pivotally secured to the rod ll, which is inserted in the end l`l2 ofthe supporting portion l, and held 'in'position by any retaining means 13.VV A .belt'l-l for operating the deviceis fitted in a groove l5 in the pin l1, andaround a driven .pulley 16 on the outer en'd of the shaft 5u ItV will thus 'be seen that rotation of the planes lO will operate the driving belt '14, and rotate the shaft '5. To the rear end of the shaft 5, in a suitable posit-ion, is secured' an eccentric wheel 17, which keccentric wheel operates a `wire or other` means 18 forcon` trolling the action of the human Figure 9, as will be hereinafter more fully described.r

Referring to Fig. 2, the mechanism of the hunter will nowjbe described.y This ligure comprises the general body portion 9, right arm 20, left arm 24C, head 2l, gun 22,;1 and a crank shaftV 23 for operating the head, arms, and gun simultaneously. In Fig.` 2 the left arm 24is shown in dotted `lines with the gunin downward Sor'relaxedvposition, and; held against further depression by a stop pin or other means 24a. The arm 24 is hinged, as shown at 25, sol that this arm may flex with the raisingand lowering of the gun. It is not necessary to joint the right arm, as this swings in the same plane at all times. The sides 9 of the human figure are held together by a brace or other securing means 60, which brace is secured in position by headed rivets 6l. The right arm 2O is secured to the gun by means of a. pin or rivets 26. On the gun 22 is a slide 30, on which moves a ring, or the like 3l, in the position generally occupied by the left hand. The head 2l is pivotally mounted on a pin 32 for oscillation forwardly and backwardly. The head 21 is extended downwardly in a flat member 33, so constructed and arranged as to co-operat-e with the crank shaft 23. As shown in Figs. 2 and Y3, the crank shaft 23 is in its lowermost position, so that the gun and arms are raised, and the head lowered, simulating the action of a hunter sighting his gun, as graphically shown in F ig. l. On rotation ofthe eccentric wheel 17, the crank shaft 23 will be moved upwardly by the controlling means 18, so that. it will slip by thepoint 36 ofthe head mechanism, permitting the head"k to Vsnap back to normal raised position. The arms 20 and 24 are rigidly secured to the crank shaft 23, so that when the crank shaft is 'in its lowermost position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3,\the arms and gun controlled thereby will be up, but when the crank shaft 23' is moved upwardly this will automatically throw the gun and arms downward to relaXed position simultaneous with the movement of the head to `normal raised position.

I so' construct and arrange my entire device'that the wire 7 with the bird 8 on the outer end thereof, will benrevolved in synchronismxwith the movements of the hunter, soy that when the bird is approaching its uppermost position the gun is being raised,

and as soon as the bird passes the front offA the gun, and starts on its downward flight, the gun and arms and head 'ofthe hunter are snapped back to relaxed position, awaiting the arrival of tliebird on itsnext revolution. It will thus be appreciated that no matter how fast the shaft 5, controlling the entire mechanism of my device, rotates, the action of the hunter shooting the bird will be automatically repeated as fast as it is possible to operate the device, and will t-hus present a mostattractive, pleasing, and ornamental toy, whether it be used for wind mill, weather vane, or for a mechanically operated toy.

In order to render the simulation of shooting the bird more graphic, I have provided a pair of wings 50, which wings are carried on hinges 51, operating from a posi-` tion of 90 to a Vposition of 1800. Vhen present toy, it will be appreciated vthat my invention is not limited tothe representation of a bird, or the like, as any other quarry may be illustrated. It will also be appreciated, thatV while I have described my de vice somewhat in detail, that I am not limite` ed thereto, but may vary the size, shape and arrangement of parts within reasonably wide limits, without departing from the spirit of my invention. For example, while I have shownV the preferred embodiment of my Vinvention as operated by windmill planes, it will'be appreciated that I may utilize power driving.' means, or a hand crank, or any other means for driving or operating the mechanism of my device.

My invention is further described and defined in the form of a claim as follows:

A toy of the kind'V described, comprising aisupport, upright standards onV said sup` port, carrying thereon a platform, a shaft carried by said standards, and having secured at one end thereof a bird or other quarry, a driven pulley carried by said shaft, and means on the support to rotate said shaft, a man-like figure on said platform opposite said bird or quarry, said man-like figure being provided with a head, arms, and a gun, all operable by means of an eccentric carried on said shaft, said human figure, and vsaid bird or quarry, being operated in synchronism to simulate the action of a limiter shooting its quarry.` Y

In testimony whereof, I lhave signed my name to this specification.

JOHN o. PARKER. 

